Escaping the Overthinking Trap:

 Election Day Results

US voters cast ballots yesterday in off-year general elections in several states, choosing state and local leaders and deciding on a number of referendums.

In Kentucky, a state won by former President Donald Trump twice, Gov. Andy Beshear (D) secured a second term after defeating challenger and state Attorney General Daniel Cameron (R). In Mississippi, Gov. Tate Reeves (R) won reelection against Brandon Presley (D), a state utility regulator and second cousin to the legendary Elvis Presley. 

Every seat in the General Assembly in Virginia was up for grabs. Democrats won full control of the statehouse, ending the prospect of a Republican trifecta under Gov. Glenn Youngkin (R).

In Ohio, voters passed a proposal to amend the state constitution to protect access to abortion services. Part of the proposal would establish the right to an abortion, contraception, and fertility treatment. Ohioans also voted in favor of legalizing recreational marijuana, making Ohio the 24th state to do so.

Rhode Island voters made history by electing Gabe Amo (D), the state's first Black congressman. In New York City, Yusef Salaam (D), who was one of five teens wrongfully convicted of attacking a jogger in New York City's Central Park in 1989 and exonerated in 2002, won a city council seat. Salaam was unopposed.

**Separately, the third Republican primary debate will be held tonight in Miami (8 pm ET, NBC). Five candidates—former Govs. Nikki Haley (SC) and Chris Christie (NJ), Gov. Ron DeSantis (FL), Sen. Tim Scott (SC), and entrepreneur Vivek Ramaswamy—are set to participate. 

Portugal PM Steps Down

Portugal's Socialist Prime Minister António Costa announced his resignation after eight years yesterday amid a broad corruption probe by the national police into several high-ranking officials. The country's president will meet with party leaders and his advisers today and tomorrow to decide whether to dissolve parliament or appoint a replacement from the ruling Socialist party.

Sports, Entertainment, & Culture

> TV and film studios make concessions on AI in negotiations with the Screen Actors Guild-American Federation of Television and Radio Artists as the actors strike hits 117 days (More)

> Prince William announces five winners for the Earthshot Prize, which provides $1.2M grants for companies and nonprofits for contributions to environmentalism (More)

 Science & Technology

European Space Agency releases first images from its Euclid space telescope; mission will create the largest-ever 3D cosmic map over the next decade (More)

> Research links insulin resistance with increased risk of neurodegenerative disease; high-sugar diet impairs the productivity of brain cells tasked with removing toxic cellular debris from the brain (More)

 Business & Markets

> US stock markets close higher (S&P 500 +0.3%, Dow +0.2%, Nasdaq +0.9%); S&P 500 notches seven-day winning streak as Nasdaq scores eight-day streak, both clinch longest wins since November 2021 (More) | Microsoft shares close at record high (More)

> Uber reports second-ever quarterly operating profit, but misses expectations on Q3 earnings and revenue (More) 

 Politics & World Affairs

> Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu signals Israel will likely assume responsibility for security within the Gaza Strip after the war ends, his first comments on potential long-term plans (More) (More)

 US House votes to censure Rep. Rashida Tlaib (D, MI-12) by a vote of 234-188 over her statements on the Israel-Hamas war (More)

> Supreme Court hears oral arguments in Second Amendment case challenging a federal law that prohibits people under domestic violence restraining orders from owning firearms (More) | See case background (More)